Crafty Card Gallery: Happy Birthday Sweetie

Hi everyone! I have a card I created for Craft Card Gallery Blog over on their blog today and the theme is about birthdays.
For more photos and info you can find my card HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Friday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Always and Forever

Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day. The hubby and I went to Bluegrass Underground for a concert in Cumberland Caverns. Yep, music in a cave. The acoustics are incredible and the temperature inside is 56 degrees year round which I still think it is cold but yesterday the temps where 32 degrees and it actually felt warm once we got inside the cave. That was my Valentine's Day gift along with a trip to Sonic afterwards for a Butterfingers Blast...yum! 
Anyway this month's theme over at the Crafty Card Gallery blog is Valentine's Day and I want to share the card I created. For more info and photos you can find my blog post HERE.

 Thanks for stopping by, hope your Monday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: You are the Bee's Knees

Hi everyone! I am here to share a card for Crafty Card Gallery blog and this month's theme is CHA inspired. Since I had some of my projects in some of the booths at CHA and I had used digital images/vintage theme I chose to go that route with my card.
For more info and photos you can find my blog post HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Monday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Vintage Inspired Santa Tag

Hi everyone! I am here to share a very quick project for Crafty Card Gallery blog and this month's theme is Christmas. I know this is not a card but since I was needing a tag for my journal I thought I would share anyways. :-)
For more info and photos please check out my blog post HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!

I am Grateful

Hi everyone and welcome to the Crafty Card Gallery Fall themed blog hop!
We have 9 very talented card makers who have each designed a fall themed card.

If you’ve never done a hop before, it’s a group of bloggers that have joined together. You hop from blog to blog using the links in each post.
Be sure to visit each of the blogs and comment on the posts and follow their blogs. Some of the bloggers are giving away prizes - so you want to be sure to comment so you can be eligible to win. 

You should have arrived from: Kerin Sylvester:  www.onecraftycorner.com

If you didn’t, please go back to the start so you can do the whole hop: http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

Thanks for joining us in the hop!

Your next stop in the hop is: Shawnee Penkacik:  http://www.sunshinythought.com

Here’s the full list in case you get lost:

Jennifer Restivo: http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

Kerin Sylvester:  www.onecraftycorner.com

Tonya Trantham:  http://creativeaddictiontopaper.blogspot.com/

Shawnee Penkacik:  http://www.sunshinythought.com

Francine Clouden:  Http://www.callaloosoup.com/crafts

This Gielow:  http://bluemooncreation.blogspot.com

Carla Blake:  Craftingonhat.blogspot.com

Beth McGee: http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com/

Christina Sedor:  http://christinasrainbow.wordpress.com

This card I started with a 5 1/2"x5 1/2" folded cardbase which I cut a 5"x5" piece of patterned cardstock, inked the edges and adhered to the cardbase. 

Even though the card looks hard to put together it really isn't.  I cut the following pieces of patterned cardstocks 3 1/4"x5", 2 3/4"x5" and 2 1/4"x5" and used a decorative punch (5" side) on each piece and then measured 2 1/2" of the punched edge (the center) and cut with in a 1/2" of each piece of cardstock. I then "curled" the cut edges around a pencil and then adhered each piece on top of each other to create a pocket.

I used the Doily diecut to cut a doily from off white piece of cardstock, ink edges and then glued to cardbase and inside the "pocket".

 I cut the big leaves from the Holiday Greenery diecut on off white cardstock. I then inked with a variety of peach, tan, brown, yellow and green chalk ink. I blended the colors together and then wadded and crinkled the leaves up and then shaped the ends with my stylus. I folded down the middle and inked the center with brown ink.

The smaller leaves also come from the Holiday Greenery diecut too. I shaped those with the stylus and then I adhered all the leaves and paper flowers around the "pocket" of the card along with twine which I made a bow out of. I finished off the with a sentiment from Canvas Corp's Grateful Stamp Set and two little twigs from a tree.

If you have any questions about this card please let me know.

Now for something fun! I will be giving away a goodie bag of things (such as blank cardbases, ribbon, buttons, RN dew drops, sequins, rubber stamp, etc.) that can be used for your own projects and all you have to do is be sure to comment and also become a follower of my blog! Pretty easy peasy huh? I will announce the winner Monday, October 26th. So be sure to comment below and become a follower of my blog for a chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Mini Christmas Tree Cards

Hi everyone! I am here to share a peek at two little cards I created for this month's challenge over at the Crafty Card Galley blog.The theme this month is trees and since Christmas is just around the corner I thought I make a couple of cards that can be added to my Christmas packages. For more photos and info on these cards please click here to view.

If you have any questions about these cards please let me know. 
Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Be Strong

Hi everyone! It has been awhile but Crafty Card Gallery is back and I am here to share a card that I created. This month's theme is butterflies and this is what I came up with. 
For more info and photos please hop on over to Crafty Card Gallery blog to check out my post here.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Friday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Celebration Seeds

Hi there! I know it has been awhile since my last post but me and my hubby are now first time grandparents...we are very happy, my son moved but stayed in state...insert a crying face even if we are two hours away and I have FINALLY started my long awaited craft room which we are still in the middle of doing. My parents came over to help and I am so thankful for them because I would have pulled out my hair with some of the crazy things that happened with the ceiling. After scraping the popcorn off the ceiling the paint crackled and flaked not once but three times which wasn't fun let me tell you. That meant scraping three different times and dealing with dust but now it looks great along with the new paint color that is on the walls. Hopefully next week my parents will be back to install the new floors. :-)
Well, I would like to share a card I created for Crafty Card Gallery and this month's theme is flowers. What I created isn't a card but a little gift bag which you can put a card inside, gift card or something fun.
I started out with a 5"x7 1/2" Large Paper Bag which I cut the "flap" off and punched the top of the bag with a decorative punch. Cut and adhered a 5"x5" piece from the Take Our Breath Away Gypsy Moments Cardstock and ink the edges with green chalk ink. Then I adhered a Black Bookmark off center of the bag.

I cut the Best Wishes image from the Seed Packets on Ivory Cardstock. I love this collection. You can leave it as is or add paint/color the image.

I used pop dots to raise the image off of the bag. I also used thread, tulle, lace, pearl sprays, paper flowers and buttons to finish off the bag. I hope you like what I created and if you have any questions please let me know.

Supplies Used:

Canvas Corp: 5"x7 1/2" Large Paper Bag, Take Our Breath Away Gypsy Moments Cardstock, Black Bookmark, Seed Packets on Ivory Cardstock,

Other Supplies:Pink and Lime Green Thread, Lace, Tulle, Buttons, Paper Flowers, Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Pearl Sprays, Chalk Ink

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Lets Celebrate!

Hi everyone! I am here to share my project for the Crafty Card Gallery blog and this month's theme is birthday. I finally used my Silhouette Cameo which I have had for over a year...gasp! If I had known it would have been this easy to used I would have used it sooner. 
I used the A2 Box Card Flower file to create this adorable card and let me tell you it was sooooo easy peasy to put together.

I printed Lets Celebrate from the computer and cut the sentiment out, inked the edges and snipped the end to create a banner and then adhered to a pipe cleaner. 

I actually cut another set of flowers out because I wanted "more dimension" to the flowers. The second set of flowers I inked and shaped before adhering on top of the other flower. I added sequins and a flat back pearl to each center.

I love the way this turned out! It is so colorful and fun  and I can't wait to give it as part of a birthday gift. If you have any questions about this project please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Tuesday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Party Time

Hi everyone! I'm here to share a card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery blog. This month's theme is chocolate, cookies or sweets.  Well, since I have an embossing folder of cupcakes and I found this cupcake journal card which is from Crate Paper I thought this is the perfect combo. The cardbase measures 4"x5" folded and the cardstock is from Craft Smith Gradients Collection.

I added a red sequin and a red dew drop to the cupcake to finish off this card. I went simple this month because of the fact that I pinched for time and for fear of loosing electricity since we got about an inch of rain which turned to ice but so far so good I still have power. :-)

If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Wednesday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Just a Note of Thanks!

Hi everyone! I'm here to share a quick card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery. For this month's challenge we had to come up with a thank you card.   
I started with a folded 3"x6" piece of cardstock as my base and cut a piece of typewriter cardstock slightly smaller than the base of the card.

I  dug through my mass collection of scraps and then cut various sizes of cardstock which I adhered to the bottom half of the card. The vintage typewriter is a digital image I found online and can't remember where I found it. Just do a google/bing search for vintage typewriters and there's a ton of images out there. 

I printed and then fussy cut the the typewriter out, used a little chalk ink to give it an old look. I also cut a slit in the typewriter so I cut add the "Just a note of thanks!"(printed off the computer) in and make it look like it was actually typed out. I finished off the card with two little hand cut banners, button, sequin and a dew drop. 
The hardest thing about this card is the fussy cutting. :-) If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Snow and Penguins

Hi everyone! I'm here to share a card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery blog. This month's theme was either snow or penguins. Well, I incorporated both into my card. :-)
For more info and photos check out Crafty Card Gallery blog.

 If you have any questions about this card please let me know.
Thanks for stopping by, hope your Friday is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Be Thankful

Hi everyone! It's me and I'm here to share a quick card I created for the this month's challenge over at the Crafty Card Gallery blog. We had to create a card in the theme of Fall which could be either leaves, fall colors, pumpkins or thanksgiving.
I started with a 6"x12" piece of polka dotted cardstock which I folded in half to created a 6"x6" card base. I cut four pieces of cardstock/scrapbook paper down to fit the front of the card which I then adhered to the middle of the card. 

Next I printed off the turkey and "Be Thankful" images. I fussy cut the turkey out and the be thankful sentiment I cut from the whole saying Keep Calm and Be Thankful. I adhered the image to the card and added stickles to the leaf, turkey and acorns.

I adhered a small piece of cardstock to the corner of the card along with the sentiment and a button.

A very easy card other than the fussy cutting. :-) If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Tuesday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Clyde's Pumpkin Patch

Hi everyone! I'm here to share my card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery. The theme for the month of October we had to either use pumpkin/jack o'lanterns or chocolate. 
This is what I came up with for my card. The base is a folded 6"x6" piece of purple cardstock. I cut and layered patterned cardstock/scrapbook paper which I adhered to the base of the card.

The Clyde's Pumpkin Patch image is cut from Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor  Poster  and Tickets sheet of cardstock. I distressed the edges and then inked. Then added pop dots to the back to give it some "height". 

I cut three thin strips of orange tulle and made mini bows out of them. I adhered behind the image along with some black and white polka dot flowers and some mini lime green balls picks that I had bought at Christmas but never used. I also added sequins, dew drops and black lace.

I finished off the card with ric rac and buttons. I'm really pleased with how the card turned out and was very easy to make.
Also I am submitting  this card for the orange and black or Halloween themed challenge over at Paper Wings Production blog.

If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!

What the World Needs is a Group Hug

Hi everyone! I'm here to share a card I created for Crafty Card Gallery. The theme for this month is blue and tan and this is my take on this month's challenge. 

For a quick and simple directions and more photos please stop by the Crafty Card Gallery and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Tuesday is wonderful and enjoy creating!!!

When Your Giddy Up has Got Up and Left

Hi everyone! I'm here to share a card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery blog. This months theme is animals and this is what I came up with.
I used a pre-cut card base from K & Company's Julianne collection. I love the fact its cut to size and all you have to do fold. I stamped the Da Vinci Horse from Stampendous! onto a piece of Vanilla Fleur Glitter Cardstock  and adhered to the top of the card base  Next I cut out the "Old Dan" horse which is a free printable from Eclectic Anthology. I roughed up the edges of the printable, added part of an old zipper along the bottom of the printable and glued to the base. I printed the sentiments from the computer, cut out my own banner, used an oval distressed metal pick to adhere both sentiments to the card. I used Dew Drops to finish up my card.

I think this is a fairly easy card to do if I do say so myself. :-)

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Wednesday is awesome and enjoy creating!!!